"If you think that you are in it now, you are very much mistaken," he said, with a shrug. "We don't take men into the bosom of our family quite as easy as that. But with us there is always room for a good man, and he always has a chance to prove whether he is good or not. That is the sort of chance you are going to get."
"Will you tell me about it?"
"I will if you will agree to teach me that hold by which you threw me over the fire into the bushes a little while ago."
"Sure thing, Handsome. I'll teach you that, and a lot of others as well, if you wish. That is one of the ju-jutsu tricks."
"I've heard about that. It's all right, all right."
"Sure thing. Now, where are we going? Are we to stay here all night, Handsome?"
"Not quite."
"Tell me what is expected of me, then; where we are going?"
"I am to take you to the chief; to Hobo Harry himself, for he happens to be here to-night. It is only once in a while that he is here, too; but it happens that he is to-night. He is to interview you. Otherwise—that is, if he were not here, you would have to hang around on the outside until he showed up to pass upon you in person."
"I see."